4-letter words containing s, y
- misy — (mineralogy) An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or copiapite.
- nays — and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
- nosy — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- nyms — Plural form of nym.
- nyos — Lake, a volcanic lake in Cameroon, at the NW border: eruption 1986.
- nysa — the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- nyse — finance: New York Stock Exchange
- oyes — a cry of “oyez.”.
- posy — a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- rays — John, 1627?–1705, English naturalist.
- rhys — Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- rosy — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- ryas — a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- sagy — like or containing sage
- saye — save as you earn
- says — 3rd person singular present ind. of say1 .
- scry — to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scye — a sleeve-hole
- secy — secretary
- sexy — concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué: a sexy novel.
- shay — a chaise.
- sizy — thick; viscous.
- skry — to have spiritual visions (most commonly using a crystal ball or smooth body of water)
- skye — Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- skyf — a cigarette or substance for smoking; a smoke
- skyr — a Scandinavian dairy product made from curdled milk
- slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- sley — the reed of a loom.
- snye — a backwater.
- soay — a breed of small horned sheep having long legs and dark brown wool that is plucked rather than shorn; found mainly on St Kilda where they were probably introduced by the Vikings
- soya — Soya flour, butter, or other food is made from soya beans.
- spay — to remove the ovaries of (an animal).
- spey — a river in E Scotland, flowing generally northeast through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth: salmon fishing; parts of the surrounding area (Speyside) are famous for whisky distilleries. Length: 172 km (107 miles)
- spry — active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- stey — a ladder
- stye — a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum.
- styr — a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- styx — a river in the underworld, over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon, and by which the gods swore their most solemn oaths.
- sumy — a city in NE Ukraine, NW of Kharkov.
- suny — State University of New York
- sway — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- syal — Meera (ˈmɪərə). born 1961, British actress and writer of Punjabi origin, who appeared in the TV comedy series Goodness Gracious Me (1998–2001) and The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–06); her screenplays include Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
- sybo — a spring onion
- syce — (in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- syha — Scottish Youth Hostels Association
- syke — sike.
- syl- — syn-
- syli — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- sylk — symbolic link